Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority.
Privacy Policy
MONS Partners, LLC (“MONS,” “us,” or “we”) is committed to protecting your personal
privacy. We provide this notice to explain the type of Personal Information (as defined below)
we collect on web sites owned by the , such as www.MonsPartners.com (“Web Site”), and our
mobile application (the “Application,” together with Web Site, the “Platform”) and how we use
Personal Information. By visiting our Platform or using the services offered on or through our
Platform, you, or if you represent an entity or other organization, that entity or organization, (in either case, “you” or “your”) agree to the terms of this Policy, as they may be amended from
time to time. As we update and expand our Platform and services, our Policy may change.
Purpose
In order to use our Platform and associated services, we may ask you for Personal Information
and we may collect certain information from your computer each time you visit us. “Personal
Information” includes, for example, your name; home address; business address; e-mail address;
telephone, wireless or fax number; short message service or text message address or other
wireless device address; instant messaging address; credit card and other payment information;
demographic information; or other information that may identify you as an individual or allow
online or offline contact with you as an individual. Our Policy explains in general what Personal
Information and other information is collected on our Platform, how the Personal Information is
used, and with whom we may share such Personal Information
User Provided Information
We collect Personal Information from users of our Platform. Such Personal Information may be
collected when you submit a comment or question to us using a “contact us” or similar feature on
our Platform, send us an e-mail, or in any other way submit information to us via our Platform.
In addition, we also collect Non-Personal Information. “Non-Personal Information” refers to
information that may not itself be reasonably associated with, linked to, or used to identify you.
Cookies
We may collect and process information about your visit to this website, such as the pages you visit, the website you came from and some of the searches you perform. Such information is used by us to help improve the contents of the site and to compile aggregate statistics about individuals using our site for internal, market research purposes. In doing this, we may install “cookies” that collect the domain name of the user, your internet service provider, your operating system, and the date and time of access. A “cookie” is a small piece of information which is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a “cookie,” this will enable you to decide if you want to accept it or not. If you do not want us to install cookies, please contact us using the contact us page. We would like to inform you, however, that if you do not accept you may not be able to use all functionality of your browser software. We may obtain the services of outside parties to assist us in collecting and processing the information described in this Section. Occasionally, we may use internet tags (also known as action tags, single-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs, invisible GIFs and 1-by-1 GIFs) and cookies at this site and may deploy these tags/cookies through a third-party advertising partner or a web analytical service partner which may be located and store the respective information (including your IP-address) in a foreign country. These tags/cookies are placed on both online advertisements that bring users to this site and on different pages of this site. We use this technology to measure the visitors’ responses to our site and the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns (including how many times a page is opened and which information is consulted) as well as to evaluate your use of this website.
The third-party partner or the web analytical service partner may be able to collect data about visitors to our and other sites because of these internet tags/cookies, may compose reports regarding the website’s activity for us and may provide further services which are related to the use of the website and the internet. They may provide such information to other parties if there is a legal requirement that they do so, or if they hire the other parties to process information on their behalf. If you would like more information about web tags and cookies associated with on-line
advertising or to opt-out of third-party collection of this information, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative website http://www.networkadvertising.org
IP Address and Clickstream Data
Pages users access or visit and information volunteered by users is collected through various
methods. Our server may automatically collect data about your server’s internet address when
you visit us. This information, known as an Internet Protocol Address, or IP Address, is a
number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your internet service provider
whenever you’re on the internet. When you request pages from our Web Site, our servers may
log your IP Address and sometimes your domain name. Our server may also record the pages
you visit on our Web Site; the web site you visit after our Web Site; the referring page that
linked you to us; the ads you see; the ads you click on; other information about the type of web
browser, computer, platform, related software and settings you are using; any search terms you
have entered on our Web Site or a referral site; and other web usage activity and data logged by
our web servers.
How we use Personal Information
We use both Personal Information and Non-Personal Information for multiple purposes. may
use Personal Information for various purposes, including without limitation, to: improve the
content of the Web Site and user experience, to respond to your requests and to provide you with
our offerings; maintain our internal record keeping; monitor the usage and performance of our
Platform; and to determine Non-Personal Information about our users.
Sharing Personal Information with Others
Third Party Offers
We reserve the right to make our users information available to companies or other entities that
may or may not be affiliated with that have goods, services and offers that we believe might be
of interest to you. We may, from time to time, provide your Personal Information to these
entities so that they may send you these offers. Please note that we are not responsible for and do
not have access to correct any Personal Information that is maintained by affiliates or other
entities unaffiliated with .
Service Providers
We may use third parties to help operate our Platform and deliver our products and services, and
may share your Personal Information with our affiliates, service providers and other third parties
that provide products or services for or through the Platform or for our business. Unless
otherwise stated, these companies do not have any right to use the Personal Information we
provide to them beyond what is necessary for them to assist us. We may share Personal
Information with third parties, including, without limitation, vendors or other service providers,
affiliates, and partners.
Aggregate Statistics
We may disclose Non-Personal Information related to aggregate statistics regarding user
behavior as a measure of interest in, and use of, our Platform and e-mails to third parties in the
form of aggregate data, such as overall patterns or demographic reports that do not describe or
identify any individual user.
Legally Compelled Disclosures
We have the right, at our sole discretion, to disclose Personal Information posted on our Platform
and any other information you provide us, to third parties, including law enforcement personnel
and in response to a subpoena or other lawful process potentially compelling disclosure of
Personal Information without an obligation to provide prior notice to you.
Business Transfer
In the event that or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or substantially all of the assets of or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, are acquired by one or more third parties as a result of an acquisition, merger, sale, reorganization, consolidation or liquidation, all information, including Personal Information may be one of the transferred assets.
Public Forums, Messaging, and Submissions
, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, may offer public chat rooms, bulletin boards, and
comment submission forms. Please note that information that you disclose in these public forums
become public and may be associated with your name. By submitting information to these public
forums, you opt in to sharing such information publicly. We may use and share these
submissions for any purposes associated with the operation of the Platform or ’s business.
Right to Opt-Out
You have the right to “opt-out” of certain of our uses of your Personal Information. For example,
at the time you are requested to provide Personal Information on this Platform, you may have the
opportunity to elect to, or not to: (i) receive correspondence from us, or (ii) have your Personal
Information shared with other entities affiliated or unaffiliated with the for their marketing
purposes. You may also make this request by contacting us with the method listed in the
“Contact Us” section and “opt-out” and do not want to receive any marketing correspondence
from us or from affiliated and unaffiliated entities. In this e-mail, please indicate whether you
would like to opt-out of (i) receiving any correspondence from us or from entities affiliated with
us or unaffiliated third parties for their marketing purposes; or (ii) selectively identify opt-out
options. We may still contact you in connection with your relationship, activities, transactions
and communications with us. Also, a request to have us stop sharing your Personal Information
with other entities for marketing purposes will apply as of the date that is ten (10) business days
after our receipt of your request, and we will not be responsible for any communications that you
may receive from entities that received your Personal Information prior to the expiration of this
ten (10) business day period to process such request.
Security
No transmission of data over the internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be
possible for third parties not under the control of the to intercept or access transmissions or
private communications unlawfully, including in the case of your contacting us by e-mail or a
“contact us” or similar feature on our Platform. Accordingly, though the may take reasonable
steps to protect the security and integrity of all Personal Information provided to this Platform,
due to the inherent nature of the internet as an open global communications vehicle, we cannot
guarantee that Personal Information, during transmission through the internet or while stored on
our system or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others, such as
hackers. Any such transmission is done at your own risk. In the unlikely event that we believe
that the security of your Personal Information in our possession or control may have been
compromised, we may seek to notify you of that development. If a notification is appropriate, we
would endeavor to do so as promptly as possible under the circumstances, and, to the extent we
have your e-mail address, we may notify you by any method permitted by law.
Third Party Advertisements
We may use third-party advertising service vendors to serve advertisements on the Crain’s
Products. These vendors may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies to serve you
advertisements tailored to interests you have shown by browsing on this and other sites you have
visited. In doing so, these vendors may collect non-personal data such as your browser type, your
operating system, web pages visited, time of visits, content viewed, ads viewed, and other
clickstream data. The use of cookies, web beacons or similar technologies by these advertising
service vendors is subject to their own privacy policies, not ours, and we disclaim all liability in connection therewith. To learn more about third party online advertising and to opt out of this
type of advertising, visit your home.adage.com or the Network Advertising Initiative Web site or
www.aboutads.info.
Children’s Privacy
does not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the age of 13 or
knowingly allow such persons to request services from us. The Platform and its content are not
directed at children under the age of 13. In the event that we learn that we have collected
personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will
delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information
from or about a child under 13, please contact us at.
Links to Other Websites and Services
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from our
website or other services, including the information or content contained therein. Please
remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website, our Privacy Policy
does not apply to third-party websites or services. You’re browsing and interaction on any third-
party website or service, including those that have a link or advertisement on our website, are
subject to that third party’s own rules and policies.
California Residents
If you are a resident of California, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 may permit you to
request information regarding the disclosure of your Personal Information by us to third parties
for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us by any
method listed in the “Contact Us” section. In addition, if you are under the age of 18 you may be
entitled to request and obtain removal of Personal Information that you post on our Platform. If
you would like to make such a request, you can contact us by any method listed below in the
“Contact Us” section.
Miscellaneous
Consent to Processing
We control and operate our Platform from our offices in the United States of America. Our
Platform is intended for users who are located in the United States of America. Our Policy shall
be interpreted under the laws of the United States. By providing Personal Information to this
Platform, you understand and consent to such collection, maintenance, processing, and transfer
of such information. We do not represent that materials on the Platform are appropriate or
available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access the Platform from other
locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and
to the extent local laws are applicable.
Changes to this Policy
reserves the right to change or update this Policy, or any other of their policies or practices, at
any time, and will notify users of this Platform by posting such changed or updated Policy on
this page. Any changes or updates will be effective immediately upon posting to this Platform.